UPDATED Traffic Alert: Southbound I-15 traffic reopened past Arizona border

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ST. GEORGE —The southbound Interstate 15 in Washington County at the Utah border was closed due to a fatal crash that occurred just after midnight Friday morning.

According to information posted by the Arizona Department of Transportation on Friday, a crash near Desert Springs shut down southbound I-15.

The crash was cleared and the interstate reopened at 4 a.m.

The interstate was blocked southbound for about four hours. All traffic southbound out of Utah on I-15 was advised to take old Highway 91 where they can get back on the interstate in Mesquite.

Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511 and through ADOT’s Twitter feed,@ArizonaDOT.

This report is based on information provided by law enforcement and may not contain the full scope of findings.

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